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1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
| Labour market (ILO methodology) |
% of labour force |
| Economic activity rate |
61,0 |
61,2 |
60,5 |
59,5 |
59,7 |
| Unemployment rate, total |
10,0 |
9,7 |
9,9 |
12,3 |
13,7 |
| Unemployment rate, males |
10,7 |
10,1 |
10,8 |
13,6 |
14,6 |
| Unemployment rate, females |
9,2 |
9,2 |
8,9 |
11,0 |
12,7 |
| Unemployment rate of persons < 25 years |
16,0 |
14,4 |
15,7 |
19,8 |
23,9 |
| Unemployment rate of persons >= 25 years |
9,1 |
9,0 |
9,0 |
11,3 |
12,2 |
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as % of all unemployed |
| Long-term unemployment rate |
55,4 |
45,8 |
47,0 |
45,8 |
44,3 |
| Average employment by NACE branches |
in % of total |
| -- Agriculture and forestry |
10,1 |
9,4 |
9,1 |
8,3 |
7,4 |
| -- Industry (excluding construction) |
27,7 |
26,2 |
25,9 |
25,5 |
26,5 |
| -- Construction |
5,7 |
7,3 |
7,3 |
6,8 |
7,0 |
| -- Services |
56,5 |
57,1 |
57,7 |
59,4 |
59,1 |
- Economic activity rate (ILO Methodology)
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according to the Labour Force Survey (LFS), represents the labour force as a percentage of population at working age (15 years or more), where:
- Labour force: employed and unemployed persons (according to the ILO definitions).
- The employed: all persons aged 15+, who during the reference period worked at least one hour for wage or salary or other remuneration as employees, entrepreneurs, and members of co-operatives or contributing family workers.
Members of armed forces are included and persons on compulsory military service are excluded from the employed. Persons on maternity leave are included into the employed and persons on parental leave excluded from the employed.
The unemployed: all persons aged 15+, who concurrently meet all three conditions of the ILO definition for being classified as the unemployed:
- have no work,
- are actively seeking a job and,
- are ready to take up a job within a fortnight.
- Unemployment rate (by ILO methodology)
- Percentage of the unemployed in labour force. These rates are derived from LFS (Labour Force Survey) observing the ILO definitions and recommendations mentioned below.
- Average employment by NACE branches (LFS)
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The data refer to the Estonian Labour Force Survey (ELFS). The Statistical Office of Estonia conducted the first labour force survey at the beginning of 1995. In 1997-1999 the survey was conducted in the 2 nd quarter. Starting from the year 2000 the survey is a continuous survey providing quarterly and annual results. Until the 2 nd quarter of 2000 the questionnaire of the ELFS consisted of two parts: the reference week section and retrospective section for the earlier years uncovered by previous survey. ELFS 95 covered the period 1989-1995, ELFS 97 the period 1995-1997, ELFS 98 the period 1997-1998, ELFS 99 the period 1998-1999 and ELFS 2000 1 st and 2 nd quarter the period 1999-2000. Since the 3 rd quarter of 2000 the retrospective data are not collected. It is not necessary as the survey is conducted continuously. Data presented in tables for the years 1996-1999 are retrospectively collected annual average data. Since 2000 the data are annual average data collected on the basis of continuous survey.
For the year 1996 data are about population aged 15-69, since 1997 on the population aged 15-74.
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